The mischievous spot of light ran away coolly from under the bright tiles of the Taiji Hall, passed through the heavy wooden doors of the harem, ran into the Hanguang Hall, entered the Shufang Palace, and circled around under the big tree with some scars for a few minutes. In a circle, they finally hid in the Guangxin Palace, which had not been inhabited for a long time, the Guangxin Palace that still exudes a faint sense of resentment and cold even in the dry wind of early autumn. The white curtains in the palace have long since become brittle veils, there are plums and no one, but they are just brilliant, and when they bloom to death, they are still lonely.
Compared with the quiet harem, the location of the imperial city around the front hall is also not suitable for the light atmosphere in the palace, especially in the bluestone imperial city, the room deep under the vermilion palace wall is full of solemnity. , Several generals with firm and cold eyes guarded the outside of the room, but the inside of the room did not know what they were talking about.
"Your Majesty, I don't know when you'll be back." The reinstated commander of the imperial army, who was in charge of the safety of the entire imperial city, stood beside the man, and said slowly with some distaste.
There are not many people in this world who can make Gong Dian stand beside him so honestly, and the one at the table at this time is naturally one of them. The envoy of the Privy Council, who made great contributions to the rebellion in Kyoto, and is now ordered by His Majesty the Emperor to be in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, Ye Shuai stroked the teacup with one hand, his eyes were slightly dignified, and he did not speak for a long time.
"Senior brother?" Maybe it was this kind of silence that Gong Dian couldn't bear, but he couldn't help reminding him after all.
"Oh." Ye Zhong seemed to wake up from his contemplation, and replied, "Principal Fan will return to Beijing in a few days, and His Royal Highness will return, at least it will be in the beginning of spring."
He glanced at Gong Dian, complex emotions flashed in his eyes, and after a while he said in a deep voice, "What exactly do you want to ask? Even if His Highness returns to Beijing, His Majesty will be transferred to Yanjing City immediately to prepare for the Northern Expedition. What exactly do you want to ask?"
Gong Dian was silent. He and Ye Zhong were both the emperor's cronies. However, the entire palace seemed peaceful this afternoon, but there was a murderous intent hidden in it that made him extremely uncomfortable. He vaguely guessed that this murderous intention had something to do with the big man who had just left the capital. Otherwise, the senior brother would not have been in charge of the Privy Council, but would have been in the imperial city calmly, waiting for a whole day.
"What are you waiting for?" Gong Dian looked at Ye Chong and asked.
"I'm waiting for His Majesty's order." After Ye Zhong said this, thinking that His Majesty was making a decision at this time, anxiety and uneasiness appeared in his eyes unexpectedly. With Ye Zhong's status, power and strength, there are too few things in this world that can make him feel so emotional. He slowly closed his eyes, not wanting Gong Dian to see this scene.
However, Gong Dian had already seen it, and knew that his guess was finally right. Today, inside and outside the imperial city, it seems to be peaceful, but in fact there is an undercurrent. The defense level of the entire forbidden army has been raised to the most tense situation. The palace code only accepted the order of the inner court, and does not know what His Majesty deep in the palace is guarding against. , Immediately after the morning, the imperial army received a hand badge from the Kyoto garrison. Only then did they know that Shi Fei led 15,000 officers and soldiers of the Kyoto garrison and spread out along the south direction of Kyoto. During the exercise, it seemed that they were preparing for a big battle.
The Privy Council also moved, and so did the inner court. In the streets and alleys of Kyoto, some forces began to prepare.
His Majesty the Emperor of Qing could only mobilize so many troops and form such a large formation in one day. But in today's world, there is only one person who is worthy of His Majesty's serious and careful treatment, and who has the ability to consume so much of His Majesty's mind.
Only that person would make Ye Zhong, the envoy of the Privy Council, still unstoppably restless and anxious while waiting for His Majesty's final will.
All kinds of situations are intertwined, Gong Dian finally confirmed that His Majesty wants to take action against Dean Chen!
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"Why?" Gong Dian's voice was a little dry, and he sat down beside Ye Zhong, picked up the cold tea and drank it in one gulp, but it still didn't quench the burning fear in his heart.
The mobilization of the guard palace, garrison division, and Privy Council of the Imperial Army is undoubtedly aimed at the arrangement of the Kyoto Overwatch Council. However, whether it was His Majesty the Emperor, Marshal Ye Zhong, or Gong Dian, no one had full confidence once they thought that what they were going to deal with today was Chen Pingping. Only these people at the top of the Qing Kingdom know how powerful Chen Pingping, a skinny old man, has in his hands. Although this person is no longer the director of supervision, he has been serving as the head of the mainland for decades. Once the king is in danger, who knows what kind of energy will erupt.
What made Gong Dian most terrified and even slightly angry at His Majesty was that he couldn't find any reason or reason for the imperial court to deal with Dean Chen!
Is it just because of his high skills? This doesn't make sense at all. If you consider this point, His Majesty might have killed Chen Pingping twenty years ago. Could it be that Chen Pingping has a different heart? However, everyone in the world knows that Old Dean Chen is the most loyal minister by His Majesty's side. If it wasn't for him, His Majesty would have died countless times back then.
Why? This was the explanation that Gong Dian needed the most, and he began to feel that His Majesty was too stupid! No matter what the people of the world think about the Overwatch Council, or what they think about Chen Pingping, but the Overwatch Council is His Majesty's secret service agency, and Chen Pingping is His Majesty's loyal dog, and His Majesty would risk chaos in the court to do such a thing Unreasonable thing, what is it if it is not stupid
Ye Zhong sat at the small table and remained silent for a long time without saying a word. Of course he knew the reason for Gong Dian's gaffe at this time. Even though he had countless soldiers and soldiers in his hands, knowing that what he was going to deal with today was Chen Pingping and the entire Overwatch Council, he still felt shaking and panic deep in his heart.
Chen Pingping's prestige is too strong, and the things in his mind are beyond the comprehension of ordinary courtiers. Decades of history have already proved that anyone who wants to use conspiracy to deal with Chen Pingping will not end up well in the end. end.
Xiao En in his heyday was one of them, and the rebellion of the eldest princess and the old Qin's family became a joke under the joint efforts of Dean Chen and His Majesty.
Ye Zhong took a deep breath, and Fangzheng's dark face showed a look of determination: "What you have to do is to protect the safety of the palace, and what I have to do is undoubtedly to stabilize the palace. My army in Daqing, as for those things, someone will naturally do it."
"You must make a move, otherwise His Majesty will not call you here today." Gong Dian looked at the senior brother full of worry, feeling a little uncomfortable. Back then, Chen Pingping was able to put a spy in Lao Qin's house for twenty years, who knew In today's Ye family, even in the most reliable Dingzhou army, who is Chen Pingping's person
"Your Majesty... Confused." Gong Dian thought that if His Majesty really broke with Old Dean Chen, no matter what the final outcome would be, the entire Qing court would be irreversibly damaged because of this turmoil.
"The Overwatch Council may not rebel..." Ye Zhong closed his eyes tightly, and said quietly, "Your Majesty must have his own means of controlling the Overwatch Council."
Gong Dian just shook his head. Although in his heart, His Majesty is the most powerful person in the world who deserves allegiance and admiration, Chen Pingping is undoubtedly the most powerful person hidden in the dark. The Overwatch Council is not so good. controlling. And then he thought of another terrible thing.
"If the old dean is really arrested and returned to the capital." Gong Dian stared into Ye Zhong's eyes, gritted his teeth and said, "What will Mr. Fan do? Your Majesty... confused!"
This is the third time he has said that His Majesty is confused. As a loyal minister, Gong Dian's reaction today is indeed a bit big, but it is not his fault. Anyone who knows the real trend of the court today will feel that it is from the heart. the cold.
This time, if it was targeting Chen Pingping, it would be targeting the Overwatch Council.
"Fan Xian?" Ye Zhong suddenly opened his eyes, and said coldly, "I'm afraid that he has just left Dongyi City. Once the whole thing is done, what can he change? Chen Pingping has a kindness to him, but in fact, this is the end of the story. It's what His Majesty meant, as a son of man, could it be that Fan Xian wanted to avenge his father just because of an old boss?"
Gong Dian pondered carefully, and nodded slowly. These two important military officials only thought that it was His Majesty's intention for Fan Xian to be in charge of the Overwatch Council. Thinking of Fan Xian's feelings for Chen Pingping, and the story from many years ago involved in this matter.
"Shi Fei has already brought the Kyoto garrison south." Ye Zhong said slowly, "I only hope that the fluctuations caused by this incident can be a little smaller."
"Impossible." Gong Dian directly shattered Ye Shuai's illusions. They are all courtiers of the Qing Kingdom, and they all hope that the Qing Kingdom can maintain stability, maintain harmony, and follow the established rules. The pace is calm and powerful towards the most glorious day, but everyone knows that the war between His Majesty and Chen Pingping will definitely create a huge gap in this country.
"I don't know what Your Majesty thinks." Ye Zhong's face was hard, and he said word by word: "I only know that since Your Majesty wants to take Dean Chen, the Dean must have done something."
Gong Dian shook his head and said, "I don't think so."
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If it is said that His Majesty the great Emperor of the Qing Kingdom is like that god in the sun, unattainable, dazzling, ruling the world. Then Chen Pingping, who has been in charge of the Overwatch Council for decades, is like a king in the dark. She has been carefully hiding behind the light of His Majesty, completing some things that are inconvenient for him to do for His Majesty, and manipulating some things in the dark for Qingguo. .
For decades, the court of the Qing Dynasty has been advancing in the struggle between the civil service system and the Supervisory Yuan. No matter whether it was Lin Ruofu, the Prime Minister of Power, or the later Zhongshudu Procuratorate, no one can shake Chen Pingping's position in the court. No one can reduce His Majesty's holy family and trust in Chen Pingping.
The officials have long been used to this, and they have given up their minds. They think that His Majesty and Chen Pingping are a pair of odd numbers between monarchs and ministers. Maybe they will know each other until they grow old, and then die of old age. The mutual trust with the minister is really a natural pair, and the earth makes a pair.
That's why Gong Dian was terrified, and Ye Zhong was anxious. They dared not imagine how much terrifying energy would be torn apart once there was a conflict between light and darkness, and those energies might not be resolved by a large army. .
Knowing the inside story, Shi Fei, who was rushing towards the southeast of the capital, was the one with the heaviest heart. Like Gong Dian, he couldn't figure out why His Majesty wanted to attack Old Dean Chen, since the old dean had already resigned. All duties, want to return home to support the elderly, why does His Majesty do it at this time? Most importantly, why yourself
Shi Fei thought that he was going to face Chen Pingping, even if he was flying in the warm wind of early autumn, he couldn't help but shudder a few times. He would rather face the murderous barbarians in Xihu. Hu, but he was unwilling to face the old cripple who only had hundreds of people around him, and dozens of female relatives.
He led 4,000 elite soldiers and had already arrived at a mountain not far from Dazhou, waiting nervously and helplessly for that moment to come. Fortunately, His Majesty has never made his will clear. He does not need to send troops now, and he hopes that he will never send troops. He is waiting for His Majesty to change his mind, so as to save his own life.
Arresting Dean Chen and returning to Beijing, the moment General Shi Fei left the city, he already had the consciousness of risking his life for it.
He was riding on the horse, looking back towards the direction of the capital, his eyes narrowed slightly, secretly praying that His Majesty's final will would never come.
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Eunuch Yao stood quietly in the imperial study room, the previous trembling words were just the duty of a slave. Just like all the generals, ministers and slaves in the Qing Kingdom, he also didn't want to see His Majesty and Dean Chen fall out.
However, after Hong Siyou, the eunuch Yao who became the Qing court's supervisor, knew too many inside stories, and thought he knew the reason why His Majesty suddenly had such a murderous intention towards Old Dean Chen, so he just nervously Standing aside, dare not say anything at all.
The emperor was still thinking, and a trace of bewilderment had involuntarily appeared in his eyes before. For him, who was as emperor-like as the sky, this kind of bewilderment was an emotion that had not appeared for many years. Perhaps only Chen Pingping, who had been with him since he was a child, this loyal servant who had saved his life many times, opened mountains and roads for the Qing Kingdom, and made countless contributions to Chen Pingping, could have caused him to fall into this kind of situation. In the mood.
There are several thin files on the table in front of him, one is about the mysterious assassination of the third prince in the deep palace during the inner court's investigation of the rebellion in Kyoto. One was a secret investigation of the Hanging Temple, especially involving the disputes between Shadow and Sigu Jian, the Sixth Office of the Overwatch Council, in the Mansion of the Lord of Dongyi City this spring. The third is that Fan Xian secretly sent the seriously injured shadow to Jiangnan. The fourth one is about the anomalies that occurred when the Overwatch Council killed Fan Xian in the valley, and the process when the two city guard crossbows were transported out of the Neiku Bingfang.
The fourth investigation file is the thickest, but the things recorded are also the most vague. The inner court and the imperial court secretly investigated for three years, but in front of the Overwatch Council, under Chen Pingping's deliberate cover-up, Emperor Qing only found out A hint of taste, without any evidence. What this file said was the fire at the Huichun Hall in the capital, and the defection of someone from the three offices of the Overwatch Council. The incident was directed at the inner palace, the crown prince, the eldest princess, and that thunderstorm night.
There's a fifth, a sixth...
"The third child, the second child, Cheng Qian, Yun Rui..." The emperor's face was a little pale, he picked up a thin file, put it aside, and then said a name, threw four copies, and said Four names came out.
In the end, he picked up a few files, exerted some force on his knuckles, put them aside lightly, and sighed, "This is Anzhi."
The emperor slowly raised his head, the confusion in his eyes was long gone, and there was only a touch of sadness and a self-deprecating sneer: "My most loyal subject once tried to kill all my sons, or persecuted me killed these sons."
His brows furrowed: "What surprised me the most is that this old dog would not let An Zhi go. If An Zhi hadn't been so fateful, he would have died in his hands long ago."
Emperor Qing shook his head slowly, took a deep breath, his eyes were slightly cold, and said quietly: "Bring that old dog back, I want to ask him what's going on. "
Eunuch Yao didn't dare to say much, bowed deeply, and walked towards the imperial study room. His legs were almost weak, because he understood His Majesty's emotions better than anyone else. Unstoppable killing intent.
When he was about to leave the imperial study, the emperor suddenly said coldly: "Send a message to Yan Bingyun, just say that I am watching him. Then send a message to Shi Fei, I will live."
The emperor's face was still indifferent: "If that old dog dies, he shouldn't come back to see me alive!"
"Bring that old dog back alive, I want to ask him what's going on!" The emperor repeated his order again, and he slapped the case table with his palm. Countless pieces of wood powder that were broken into fine sand flew all over the sky and filled the room. (, If you want to know what happens next, please log in, there are more chapters, support the author, support the original!)